Spring Vale, Stone,
Thomas Bakewell (1761 - 1835) bought Spring Vale from the Jervis family in 1808. Here he established a successful asylum for the insane. When he died his son Samuel Glover Bakewell carried on his work. ...
The Amphitheatre, Sandon Hall
The Amphitheatre Garden was designed by W.A. Nesfield in 1852.
The present Sandon Hall was built in about 1850 after the earlier building had burnt down. It was designed in the Jacobean style by William ...
The Boathouse , Enville Hall
The Enville Hall estate was landscaped between 1745 and 1755 by the 4th Earl of Stamford, using the services of the poet and landscape designer William Shenstone of Halesowen, and Sanderson Miller, a ...
The Cascade, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Cascade, one of various features and themed gardens at Alton Towers including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic ...
The Cascade, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Cascade, one of various features and themed gardens at Alton Towers including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic ...
The Conservatory, Enville Hall
A postcard view of the conservatory at Enville Hall which was built in 1853 by Gray and Ormson of London and was demolished between 1920 and 1950.
This postcard was franked in Stourbridge on 10 August ...
The Fountain, Darlaston Hall
An image from a photograph album belonging to the Jervis family, with the caption: 'The Fountain, Garot and Brionne, the dog'. Louis Garot, born in Belgium, was butler to Swynfen Jervis and his wife, ...
The Gardens Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the entrance to the Gardens and the Memorial to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury at Alton Towers. The Memorial was erected in about 1830 by his nephew John, the 16th Earl. It is a copy of ...
The Gardens, Alton Towers
This postcard view of the gardens and the Pagoda Fountain at Alton Towers was published by Alfred McCann, The Studio, Uttoxeter.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. ...
The Pagoda Fountain, Alton Towers
Designed by Robert Abraham, the Pagoda is a 44 foot high fountain which is a copy of the To-ho Pagoda in Canton. It was begun in 1826 and was originally intended to build six storeys. When it was finally ...
The Pagoda Fountain, Alton Towers
The Fountain was originally envisaged as a six storey structure with gas-lit Chinese lamps hanging from the various layers of roof. The final construction, a design of Robert Abraham modelled on the To-ho ...
The Pool, Chillington Hall
A view of the the landscape park and lake, known as the Pool, to the south of Chillington Hall which were designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown during the 1760s for Thomas Giffard the elder.
James ...
The Pool, Maer Hall
A postcard view of the lake also known as the pool, which stands in parkland to the north-west of Maer Hall. This natural body of water is a glacial mere, formed in a hollow left behind by retreating ...
The Rock Gardens, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Rock Gardens, one of the various features and themed gardens including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic Prospect ...
The Screw Fountain, The Gardens, Alton Towers
This stone-carved fountain is also known as the 'Corkscrew Fountain', the 'Siren Fountain' and the 'Candlestick Fountain'. It stands in a pool surrounded by aquatic plants, and is one of many ornamental ...
The Waterfalls, Beaudesert
A postcard view of a small waterfall in Beaudesert Park.
Postcard published by J. Tinsley, Chasetown. Postmarked 30 June 1906.
Tower of the Winds and Shugborough Hall
An engraving published as a plate in "Walpoole's New Complete British Traveller’’, published in 1784. The upper view shows the Tower of the Winds (here captioned as the Temple of the Winds) in Shugborough ...
Trentham gardens
A view of Trentham Gardens, with the remains of hall behind and part of the church to left.
This early colour photograph is a Dufaycolour transparency, believed to have been taken by William Blake ...